CB radio

[justmarsh]

Are CB radios worth it anymore for emergencies? If so what type has the best range?

[Gulfcoast]

Do the truckers still use them?

[snowpeke]

They are a must if your on a active logging road!

[Dennis_M_M]

Useful for traffic tie-ups/construction info from the truckers, but you have to put up with a lot of garbage. Ours has weather channels that will alert even with the volume down so I leave it on with no volume. When traffic gets heavy I crank up the squelch so I only hear those close to me.

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[Acampingwewillg]

Admittedly, I'm a CB junkie from way back when but as much as people bad mouth it now and frankly, I don't do much talking any longer, just yesterday, I was stuck in traffic wondering what was going on in front of me. Turned on the CB and had the traffic info in seconds on channel 19! I can't speak for anyone but myself, but when I'm in the MH towing my car and traffic is crawling due to an accident, I like to know what's going on and I also want to know what lanes of traffic are affected ahead.
It a small cost to pay for just this one reason..IMHO.

[cekkk]

A few years ago I bought a CB for our then annual trek across NM and AZ on I-40, hoping to get in front of sand storms, snow storms, etc. It was useless. Channel 19 was silent. Cellphones have killed what was an amusing diversion 45 years ago.

[justmarsh]

We would only use it if the cell phone didn't have service but it sounds like the service is worse with the CB. Thanks

[Tom_Barb]

Haven't been able to raise anyone on mine for over a year. EMERGENCY = 911.

[2oldman]

Fine with me.

[justmarsh]

We are debating if we really need a CB radio for emergencies.

[2oldman]

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